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Dissertation Acknowledgments

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  • 30-04-2008 7:51pm
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    pow wow
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    Hi all,

    Does anyone have a template (read: their own to put on boards:D) for the acknowledgments page for an undergrad dissertation? I've googled it into oblivion but keep getting tacky American sites or slightly weird sounding ones, thanking bfs and gfs etc etc.

    I basically need to thank a couple of lecturers and the library peeps, and include the obligatory 'I did not plagiarise any of this, honest' declaration. I feel a muppet asking my supervisor how to word the page where I thank him!

    Thanks in advance...


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    Tom Dunne
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    ellscurr wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Does anyone have a template (read: their own to put on boards:D) for the acknowledgments page for an undergrad dissertation? I've googled it into oblivion but keep getting tacky American sites or slightly weird sounding ones, thanking bfs and gfs etc etc.

    I basically need to thank a couple of lecturers and the library peeps, and include the obligatory 'I did not plagiarise any of this, honest' declaration. I feel a muppet asking my supervisor how to word the page where I thank him!

    Thanks in advance...

    Go to your college library and see what previous students have done in their dissertations.

    Either way, it is usually a simple, short paragraph with no bull or insincerity. Just remember you aren't writing an Oscar acceptance speech.

    I think I even thanked my wife in mine. :)


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    pow wow
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    Thanks for that Tom Dunne. Unforunately my library 'claims' they don't have any copies of previous dissertations, likewise with my department etc etc. I think they think we're going to photocopy them and put our own name on the front or something. :rolleyes:


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    Stepherunie
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    Well for mine i looked at a lot of old theses and it ranged from just random thanks to full pages. We were allowed to keep ours very chilled out though

    Mine was a mix of serious thanks and then a few in jokes for people.

    To Dr. O' Brien I extend my sincere gratitude for all your help. Without your
    generosity this project could not have been completed.

    That was my one really serious line.


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